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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4597 stainless steel and EN 1.4988 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 76.4
62.1 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85